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Lighthouse #56

Talacre beach and lighthouse with dramatic winter storm clouds overhead, North Wales

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This is Talacre beach and lighthouse following the Christmas 2013 winter storms and high tides.

I'm glad to say the lighthouse weathered the storm, although the paintwork looks pretty battered and the famous stainless steel sculpture called 'The Keeper', usually perched on top, was nowhere to be seen.

I hope it was removed prior to the storm, and not blown out to sea. Anyone able to help me with this?

Anyhow, I took this photo at last light, and with another storm blowing in across the Irish Sea the sky and the lighthouse both looked very dramatic.

My wife Liz and I got back to the car just as the first fat drops of rain started falling. Good timing for once!

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Filename - lighthouse 56.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm

Exposure - 1/40sec @ f11, ISO200

Location - Talacre Beach, North Wales

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - -0.7ev exposure compensation used to preserve highlights on lighthouse.